Remotely taking real-time programmatic actions responsive to health metrics received from worn health monitoring devices

Abstract

Health metrics can be received from at least one person wearing a health monitoring device in an unencumbered fashion that permits free motion. The health monitoring device can wirelessly convey the heath metrics to a remotely located computing device. The received health metrics can be compared against at least one configurable, yet previously established threshold. A change in a situation proximate to the person can be inferred based upon comparison results. A programmatic event can be fired based upon the inferred change. At least one programmatic action can be automatically initiated responsive to the firing of the programmatic event, wherein the programmatic action initiates a response to the inferred change.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of health monitoring, more particularly to remotely taking real-time programmatic actions responsive to health metrics received from worn health monitoring devices.[0002]There are many situations when it can be desirable to automatically (through passive actions) inform another when ones heath status changes dramatically.[0003]For example, bodyguards, police, military personnel, security guards, and others are often employed to ensure the safety of others within a potentially hazardous environment. Multiple personnel can often coordinate actions within this environment with each other. Typically radio communications are maintained for coordination purposes. These communications, however, require active actions by each individual. Should one of these individuals become unavailable for whatever reason, others are only made aware of this lack when that individual is unreachable or fails to respond to a communic...

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Benefits of technology

[0018]A data processing system suitable for storing and / or executing program code will include at least one processor coupled directly or indirectly to memory elements through a system bus. The memory elements can include local memory employed during actual execution of the program code, bulk storage, and cache memories which provide temporary storage of at least some program code in order to reduce the number of times code must be retrieved from bulk storage during execution.

Problems solved by technology

This can be problematic as it delays an awareness of a potential weakness in a security parameter, which can be situationally critical.

Additionally, often coordinating agents fail to notify others of potentially significant information, which would be available through body health metrics.

For example, a person standing outdoors for extended periods on a hot day can experience heat stroke, which can eventually cause that person to pass out.

These devices are only useful if the user is sufficiently alert and able to activate the alerting device.

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